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Recording a Deed or Document in Brown County, TX
Brown County (population 38,092) records real-property documents through the Brown County Clerk (Real Property Records Division). Below is what it costs and how to submit. Filing a memorandum of contract? We record it with the county for $199, notary included — no trip to the courthouse.
Brown County recorder — contact
- Recording office
- Brown County Clerk (Real Property Records Division)
- Mailing address
- 200 South Broadway, Suite 101, Brownwood, TX 76801
- Phone
- (325) 643-2594 / (325) 643-2595
- Electronic recording
- Paper / mail
Brown County recording fees
- First page / base fee
- $25.00 (statutory base incl. surcharges, per official 2024 fee schedule)
- Additional pages
- $4.00 per additional page
- Other fees
- Record Management fee $10.00 + Record Archive fee $10.00 typically embedded in the $25 first-page total per LGC 118.011; $0.25 per name indexed beyond 5 names
Counties change fees without notice. Check with the Brown County Clerk (Real Property Records Division) before you mail a check.
What Brown County requires
- Page formatting
- Paper 8.5x11 to 8.5x14 in.; min. 8-pt font, black ink on white paper; legible; typed/printed names beneath signatures; at least 3 in. blank space at bottom of last page for file stamp; non-English documents need certified English translation (standard TX LGC recording requirements, per county recorder guidance)
- Submission & return
- Recorded original returned by mail to the return name/address printed on the document (no in-house e-recording scan-back since e-recording is not yet offered by the clerk directly)
Can you e-record in Brown County?
Brown County records documents submitted by mail or in person. Jurably notarizes your document, mails it by certified mail, and tracks it to a recorded instrument number.
How to record a document in Brown County, Texas
- Prepare the document so it meets Brown County's formatting rules (above): legal description, grantee address, signature block, and the blank space the recorder reserves for its stamp.
- Notarize it if the instrument requires acknowledgment. Most deeds and affidavits do.
- Submit by mail to Brown County Clerk (Real Property Records Division).
- Pay the recording fee.
- Receive the recorded instrument back with its book/page or instrument number as proof of record.
How Jurably helps in Brown County
Jurably isn’t a deed-filing desk. It’s how real-estate investors get the important paperwork done. If you’re under contract on a Brown County property, we file a memorandum of contract to put your equitable interest on the public record, where every title search will find it. The online notary session is included: you sign it alone, and the seller is notified by certified mail. Then we record it (by certified mail) and return the recorded instrument. It’s a self-help filing service, not legal advice.
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Under contract in Brown County? Secure it.
Jurably files a memorandum to protect your deal, notarizes what you need, and records it — no courthouse trip.